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Hospital leaders today gathered in Washington, D.C., to urge lawmakers to reject cuts to payments for hospital care and support policies that would benefit patients and increase access to care.
The Senate Finance Committee today held a hearing on issues impacting health car
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today held a
Primary care physicians spend more than half of their workday performing data entry and other tasks with electronic health records, according to a new
While areas in the Southeast U.S.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) should withdraw its proposal to reduce Medicare Part B payment for drugs acquired through the 340B Drug Pricing Program, AHA yesterday told th
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price Friday declared
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should withdraw its proposal to reduce Medicare Part B payment for drugs acquired through the 340B Drug Pricing Program, AHA today told the agency i
The AHA today laid out actions the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could take to immediately reduce the regulatory burden on hospitals, health systems and the patients they serve.
The AHA today expressed serious concerns with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposal to significantly reduce the payment rate for “nonexcepted” services provided in off-campus p
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Survey & Certification Group last week issued
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price yesterday declared a public healt
The House today voted 316-90 to approve a bill funding the government and raising the debt ceiling though Dec. 8, and providing more than $15 billion in hurricane relief.
National spending for hospital care grew just 0.8% over the 12 months that ended in June, the lowest rate since at least January 1989, according to the latest
AHA and AMGA members may apply through Oct.
A new resource from AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust shows how 10 hospitals and health systems par
The Senate today voted 80-17 to approve a bill funding the government and raising the debt ceiling though Dec. 8, and providing more than $15 billion in aid for hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
The Senate Finance Committee today held a hearing on the Children’s Hea
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today held the
The Senate Appropriations Committee today voted 30-1 to approve legislation that would provide $164.1 billion in discretionary funding for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and E